Association between the potential distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis and Nyssomyia whitmani and leishmaniasis incidence in Piauí State, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Raimundo Leoberto Torres de Sousa (Author), Thais de Araujo-Pereira (Author), Anangela Ravena da Silva Leal (Author), Simone Mousinho Freire (Author), Cleanto Luiz Maia Silva (Author), Jacenir Reis Dos Santos Mallet (Author), Mauricio Luiz Vilela (Author), Silvia Alcântara Vasconcelos (Author), Régis Gomes (Author), Clarissa Teixeira (Author), Constança Britto (Author), Daniela de Pita Pereira (Author), Bruno Moreira de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leishmaniases are vector borne diseases caused by Leishmania spp. parasites transmitted by female sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) whose geographic distribution is influenced by environmental factors. Among the main tools for studying the distribution of vector species...